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Penn's Landing (credit: randell e. scott)

Top Free Summer Music Events In Philadelphia

With families on the lookout for affordable entertainment, these free music events in Philadelphia are bound to be favorites during the upcoming months.

2013/05/23

Attiyah Burgess (left) with her mother. (credit: Cherri Gregg)

Local Non-Profit Awards Scholarships To Young Social Activists

The Hardy Williams Education Fund awarded scholarships to six students in Philadelphia interested in careers in government, law or social action.

2013/05/19

Positively Philadelphia: A Brooklyn Flea Market Hops To Philadelphia

The famous “Brooklyn Flea” is expanding to Northern Liberties, starting June 2nd.

2013/05/19

(A Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball ticket. File photo by Ed Fischer)

Last-Minute Fortune Seekers Buy Powerball Tickets

With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game’s highest jackpot during Saturday night’s drawing, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars — and that’s after taxes.

2013/05/18

Top Philly BYOBs: Fishtown & Northern Liberties

Read on for the top spots to bring-your-own-booze in rapidly growing Fishtown and Northern Liberties.

2013/05/03

Donnelle Baxter, Jamie Landers, Laura McLain of Luscious Bakery. (credit: Justin Udo)

3rd Annual Cupcake Smash Takes Place In Northern Liberties

Philabundance hosted its 3rd Annual Cupcake Smash on Saturday, an event to raise money for the organization as it tries to address hunger issues in the Delaware Valley.

2013/04/27

(Councilman Mark Squilla. Image from City of Phila. TV)

Councilman Wants No Hikes For Property Owners Awaiting Tax Appeal Decisions

Under current regulations, homeowners would have to pay the new — and possibly higher — bill and then get reimbursed if they win the appeal.

2013/04/18

Larry Freedman outside his Northern Liberties home and business. (Credit: Steve Tawa)

Longtime Northern Liberties Resident Urges City Hall To Cap Taxes Increases Under AVI

Larry Freedman says when he moved into his mixed unit building in 1986, it wasn’t much more than a shell. Now, he’s facing a tax assessment that could double his property tax bill.

2013/04/02

Some Neighborhoods Will Bear Brunt Of Property Tax Increase, City Controller Says

Northern Liberties and the Graduate Hospital area are among the neighborhoods likely to be hardest hit by the city’s new property tax system.

2013/02/13

The Trendiest Boutiques That Opened In Philadelphia In 2012

Whether you are a trust-fund baby with oodles of cash to blow on designer labels or a frugal fashionista looking for the latest designs, Philly has a store to suit any budget.

2012/12/26